And here it is, the second chapter for Heads or Tails :D To be honest, though, I had trouble thinking of an approach for Lack-Two since I can't do the same thing I did for Whi-Two, considering that, unlike her, Lack-Two is not struggling with a beautiful past and lonesome present (or is he?). So, I decided on something a little weird. Hope you guys enjoy it though :D

-m16-

Her frown felt unmistakably hesitant to his gentle gesture, so he made sure to smile more until she did as well.

Well, if that's the case, then I'll just flip a coin.

Heads, I win.

"There you are, Whi-Two," he cheerfully greeted, politely breaking away from the barricade of girls that stood at his wake. He waved enthusiastically at her, pretending to ignore yet another weirded-out look from the girl.

He skidded to a stop after realizing who she was with.

"Well, hello there," he greeted again. "Your name's Hugh, right?"

The other boy snorted, providing a good two minutes of sneer directed at him before looking away, obviously suppressing the urge to start another fight. The girl just bit her lip and looked down, looking a bit embarrassed at his presence.

Lack-Two's smile was still firm on his face.

"Am I... interrupting something between you two?"

That's when he got a reaction from Whi-Two.

"N-no, we're just..." she stuttered. "I'm just... I'm..."

"She's asking me to be her partner for that stupid project we have," Hugh answered for her, still looking away.

Lack-Two's face looked hurt. All the more did Whi-two struggle to explain.

"I-it's not like that!" she yelped, blushing. "It was Sir Cheren! He suggested that I go ask Hugh since he didn't seem to have a partner himself. I swear! I just want this project done!"

"For the last time, woman, I do not want to partner up with you, or anyone for that matter," Hugh yelled crossly. "I can do this project by myself!"

"But, Hugh... There's no one else for me to partner with..." Whi-Two softly pleaded, obviously, so that Lack-Two wouldn't hear.

Unfortunately, he did.

"I'll partner up with you, Whi-Two!" he announced loudly for everyone in the room to hear. All the ladies who were clamoring for his attention grew silent, and every pair of eyes fell on Whi-Two, much to the girl's fear.

Her eyes shifted forward, as if trying to explain herself with her scared eyes. Lack-Two just stood there, his smile back on his face, his hand held out for her to grab. But even with that gesture, Whi-Two was still able to ignore him, and resorted to running away, like she always did when the rest of the world's attention was on her, and only her.

Lack-Two cheerfully ran after her.

"Wait for me!" he called, leaving Hugh to watch him with contempt.

"You're pathetic," he mumbled after him, and to his surprise, Lack-Two turned momentarily at him, the same stupid smile plastered in his face, before carrying on with chasing after Whi-Two.

He walked around the almost empty hallway, and quickly found Whi-Two mumbling to herself somewhere in an empty space between the lockers.

"...Why can't I just stay invisible?" she whispered, as if addressing her words to that small locket in her hand.

"There you are, Whi-Two!" he called out again. She yelped, and immediately hid the locket away from view.

"L-Lack-Two!" she cried, standing up. "W-Why'd you follow me?!"

"Well, you never answered my question," he said. "And besides, I'll never let a lady go off on her own! That's just unlikely for a gentleman!"

The girl blinked cluelessly before looking away. "Honestly..."

"So, what do you got there?" he asked, pointing to her bag where she hid the locket. All her colors drained, and he laughed.

"I see," he said. "A little secret? Okay, I'll pretend I didn't see that!"

She looked at him doubtfully.

"But in exchange, you'll be my partner, is that alright?" He held out his hand. At first, she looked at it hesitantly, but soon, as if she had no choice but to comply, she reached out and touched his hand, hoping that he was only asking for a handshake. But, instead, he pulled her and wrapped her arms around her with a small chuckle. She tried to break away, but he held her tight enough to deprive her of escape. She had no choice but to wait until he let her go.

This was Lack-Two, after all, and she should know better.

Tails, you lose.

"There you are, Whi-Two!" He broke away from his efforts in trying to take in all the supposed "useful" information his "potential suspects" were throwing at him to call her attention. He had been waiting for her all day.

Quickly, he proceeded to what he always did: try and get close to her as much as possible.

Of all the potential suspects he had, Whi-Two ranked as most suspicious. He had been eyeing her for quite some time now, and although he hadn't gotten anything substantial, she was the only one who tried to keep a certain amount of distance from everyone, and that in itself he took as a form of resistance.

He only walked a few steps when he realized that she wasn't alone.

"Well, hello there." He recited in his head all the information he's known about him until he finally reached a name. "Your name's Hugh, right?"

The other boy snorted, providing a good two minutes of sneer directed at him before looking away, obviously suppressing the urge to start another fight, not that he's let himself get in it. He had more important things to do than get into another petty fight with this guy who obviously had issues.

He returned his attention to Whi-Two.

"Am I... interrupting something between you two?"

She glowed. As expected.

"N-no, we're just..." she stuttered. "I'm just... I'm..."

"She's asking me to be her partner for that stupid project we have."

Project? Partner? Several possibilities ran through Lack-Two's mind, most of them leaning towards his favor.

"I-it's not like that! It was Sir Cheren! He suggested that I go ask Hugh since he didn't seem to have a partner himself. I swear! I just want this project done!"

"For the last time, woman, I do not want to partner up with you, or anyone for that matter! I can do this project by myself!"

"But, Hugh... There's no one else for me to partner with..."

Bingo.

He didn't even need to exert any extra effort. Chances came too easily.

Now to get her some place where they could be alone.

"I'll partner up with you, Whi-Two!"

He had observed from before that Whi-Two hated attention, and, as expected, when everyone landed their eyes on her, she began running away.

Unhesitatingly, he ran after her.

"Wait for me!"

"You're pathetic," Hugh mumbled behind her. Normally, he'd ignore that kind of comment, but he had to admit that this guy was beginning to get to him. He turned and gave him one last look.

Well, fuck you, too.

And then, he left.

It wasn't that hard to find his way to her; there were not much places for her to hide.

"...Why can't I just stay invisible?" He heard her whisper to a small object in her hand. He took the image of that object quickly, and immediately concluded that it was a small locket.

A clue, perhaps?

He needed more information.

"There you are, Whi-Two!" She seemed startled by his presence, and instantly hid the locket supposedly away from his sight. In her bag, which she seem to always be carrying around, despite having her own locker.

Lack-Two inwardly smiled.

Checkmate.

"L-Lack-Two! W-Why'd you follow me?!"

Why else would you think?

"Well, you never answered my question," he said. "And besides, I'll never let a lady go off on her own! That's just unlikely for a gentleman!"

She only looked at him cluelessly. "Honestly..."

Honestly indeed, dear Whi-Two.

"So, what do you got there?" He deliberately revealed what he saw, but not what he knew. She reacted in accordance to what he's expected her to react, and it only verified what he already knew.

"I see," he said. "A little secret? Okay, I'll pretend I didn't see that!"

Of course, he wasn't going to get further evidences that easily. He already knew that.

"But in exchange, you'll be my partner, is that alright?" He was reading her like an open book and manipulating her to play into his trap. Hesitatingly, she grabbed hold of his hand, as if to seal the deal, and he pulled her close, masking his small, deceitful act of putting his hand in her open bag—silly girl—and quickly grabbing the locket with an embrace. Whi-Two obviously noticed nothing, too busy being bewildered.

The secret agent smiled.

He was Lack-Two, after all, and Whi-Two should know better.

-FIN-

With all honesty, I have so many fantasies of how Lack-Two will find out Whi-Two's secret, and one of them would be him seducing Whi-Two into taking him to her room, but yeah ;w; I can settle for this theory in the meantime :D